Join us for this free event featuring BuzzFeed editor and YA novelist Farrah Penn. She will be promoting her new book "Twelve Steps to Normal". The event is co-sponsored with {pages} a bookstore, and Thelma McMillen Center.

Dr. Fred Luskin, internationally acclaimed author, Stanford professor, and Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, will be our featured BCHD & SBFC Speaker Series presenter. He will discuss his ground breaking book, "Forgive for Good", which offers startling new insight into the healing powers and medical benefits of forgiveness.

The SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk begins next to the Manhattan Beach Pier. Participants will walk south towards the Hermosa Beach Pier for the turnaround point, then return to the Manhattan Beach Pier. The total duration of the Walk is about 3.5 miles.

This book explores the down-and-dirty psychology of addiction through live "voices from the street." It probes the essence of enabling and the value of "rehabs" neither of which were common concepts in the sixties. It chronicles top-of-the-world success juxtaposed against a downside of life no one should have to abide, a side which proves that some things, money cannot buy.

The purpose of our annual Day At The Beach "Adopt a Child for One Day" is to bring the community together through an easy and memorable event that allows adults to mentor, give back and share time and hope with underprivileged children living in our nearby communities (cities include South Central Los Angeles, Compton, Watts and Long Beach).

Join us as we explore the impact of underage drinking on our youth, families, and community. Help us create awareness and educate others on this issue and shift the social norm of underage drinking acceptance.